Judge Katherine Polk Failla — Federal Sentencing Patterns

U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla sits in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and granted a downward variance in 122 of 148 federal sentencings (82.4%) from FY2012–FY2025. This page shows aggregate sentencing patterns for Judge Katherine Polk Failla, including the most common reasons cited on the Statement of Reasons (SOR) for granting a downward variance.

Top reasons Judge Katherine Polk Failla grants downward variances

Reasons included across all guideline chapters (122 below-guideline cases out of 148 cases identified)

ReasonCasesAvg % Below Min
  1. 1.(5H1.6) Family ties and responsibilities84-47.5%
  2. 2.Reduce Disparity (aggregated reason)71-43.1%
  3. 3.Mule/Role in the offense64-44.8%
  4. 4.(5H1.5) Previous employment record48-51.6%
  5. 5.(5H1.6) Community ties42-43.3%
  6. 6.(5H1.1) Age (Defendant's youth or old age)42-42.2%
  7. 7.Lack of Youthful Guidance35-41.0%
  8. 8.Provide Restitution to any victims of the offense26-53.7%
  9. 9.Mens Rea24-45.7%
  10. 10.Rehabilitation24-45.6%

Zone D sentencing variance — Judge Katherine Polk Failla

Imprisonment-only recommended sentencing zone (offense level 14+ at any criminal history). Of Judge Katherine Polk Failla's 119 Zone D sentencings, 104 (87.4%) fell below range.

Zone D · imprisonment recommended119 cases
  • Within range
    14(11.8%)
  • Below range
    104(87.4%)
    avg −42.5% below min
  • Above range
    1(0.8%)
    avg +14.3% above max

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